Yeah, well, EVERYTHING is obvious once someone else maps it all out for you. And I'm not familiar with US mining settlements whose workers banded together and resisted the continental United States.
Everything I've seen on this show seems to be a watered-down, uncredited regurgitation of plots and ideas already…

It's got nothing to do with being a film aficionado. The problem is it looks fake, and everybody who sees it is aware of this at some level. Get it? Within the context of an otherwise fairly realistic drama, This interferes with the suspension of disbelief necessary to care about what is happening on the screen.

"Ritter hasn't got the physical presence, is not believable and thus
they have to hide this with bad shots, ridiculous ott reactions from
others."

The characters are strictly vanilla. That's bad. Real bad. Because while it's refreshing to see a science fiction show that delivers actual, real-world physics instead of the usual nonsensical hash, appreciation for that aspect of the program is kind've an insider's deal, not something that will carry the show with a…